Where is Alberto?

Alberto was moving north-northwest in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday afternoon at 12 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center's 4 p.m. update. At that time, Alberto was expected to make landfall near the Seaside area at about 1 p.m. Monday with tropical storm force winds and higher rainfall amounts occurring to the east of that area.

What's going on in Escambia and Santa Rosa?

Escambia and Santa Rosa are still under a tropical storm warning and a flash flood watch. However, the storm's track has shifted east, and as of this afternoon, Escambia County was no longer inside thee cone of probability.

"I wouldn't say we're a 100 percent out of the woods yet," said John Dosh, Escambia County emergency management manager shortly after noon. "But the impacts from this particular event are going to very minimal. Something we can certainly deal with from a non-emergency standpoint, typical day-to-day type activities.

Still, officials warned the track can shift and residents need to monitor local media for up-to-date information.

Locally, our greatest risk is for deadly rip currents for several days. Red flags are currently flying at Pensacola Beach, which means the waters are closed for swimmers and waders. There are double red flags at Navarre Beach, meaning no one is allowed in the water.

Coastal parts of Santa Rosa County were still under a storm surge watch Sunday afternoon, but the storm surge watch for coastal Escambia County was canceled.

The Hurricane Center said storm surge of 2 to 4 feet is possible along the coast from the Crystal River to Navarre.

Cancellation and closures

Gulf Islands has announced County Road 399 between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach will be closed at 4:30 p.m. today.

The Blue Angels also canceled their Tuesday practice over Pensacola Naval Air Station out of an abundance of caution.

Several Memorial Day observances have been called off because of the forecast, including the Santa Rosa County Memorial Day ceremony in Milton and the Pensacola Veterans Memorial Park event, which has been rescheduled for June 14.

Gulf Islands National Seashore is closed and will remain closed at least through Tuesday. Also all campgrounds and day use areas of Blackwater River State Forest are closed today.

The $1 toll on the Bob Sikes Toll Plaza to Pensacola Beach was suspended starting at noon today, but will be reinstated at 5 p.m.

Today's homestand finale between the Blue Wahoos and Tennessee Smokies has been moved to 1:05 p.m. The McDonald's Family Sunday activities will still take place after the game, but there will be no post-game fireworks.